Category: school + learning
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Friday N's school invited everyone out to a surprise performance to wrap-up Catholic Schools Week. We were all told to arrive at 9:30 a.m. in the gym but were given NO clue as to what the performance would be. For a moment I thought it might be something like a performance by either my friend Jim,…
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My little N has once again, made me a proud mom today. D and I met with his Pre-K for our parent/teacher conference and we were all three smiling from ear-to-ear while we visited about N's progress as a Pre-K'er. WARNING: This is where I will rightfully brag. Some of the things Mrs. Y said…
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The kids have totally gotten into the Halloween spirit around here lately. In addition to having their costumes picked out since mid-September, they've enjoyed delving into some new reads (and some of our old favorites) that have autumn written all over them. Here's what we're digging at the moment: The Spider and the Fly by…
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Today was N's first day of Pre-K and it totally rocked. It will take some time adjusting to the fact that our day has to get started a little earlier in order to get everything done that needs to be, and making sure he has lunch in time to be at school by around noon…
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One of the things I've done for N every year before his first day of school is make him some sort of special treat. Last year I tried my hand at the pencil cake which turned out great. This year I opted for something a little more simple. I made cupcakes with homemade buttercream frosting…
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Tonight we took the kids to Chuck E. Cheese's as a surprise before N heads to Pre-K on Tuesday. The kids had a blast. I ended up running into a friend from church so that was nice. Other than that we enjoyed the pizza, games and of course getting to turn in all of our…
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N is getting quite excited about starting Pre-K next week. We began our countdown earlier this week with a cool countdown paper chain that N gets to take a link off of each day as we get closer. And I'm sure we'll end up having one last hurrah this Labor Day weekend before he heads of…